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Cranston Fine Arts are pleased to
offer Battle of Waterloo gifts including
historical books and hand painted Waterloo chess sets available from the
military print company Cranston Fine Arts.
A secure order form is available on this link: secure
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Battle of Waterloo Chess Sets |
| This magnificent set represents the combatants of the
famous Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The French Army led by Napoleon
Bonaparte is in conflict with the English Army, led by the duke of
Wellington. All the pieces are completely hand made from Old English
Soldier Metal castings, hand finished and hand painted by skillful
artists. Image shows the F603 on H809 board.
King height 4". |
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| Near the village of Waterloo, just south of Brussels,
Belgium, on the 18th June 1815, was fought the final and decisive battle
of the Napoleonic wars. The combined armies of the British and Prussian
forces under the Commander in Chief, the Duke of Wellington, met in battle
with the French Army commanded by Napoleon. This chess set shows the A169S
pieces. |
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Waterloo by
Christopher Hibbert
Waterloo was the battle that ended for ever Napoleon's dreams of a European
empire unified under his rule. Through judicious and skilful use of
original source material, Chistopher Hibbert creates full-dimensional
portraits of Napoleon and Wellington, of the French, English and Prussian
armies, and a strategical, step-by-step reconstruction of the events that
led up to the battle, and the battle itself.
Divided into three parts, the first studies Napoleon and his rise to
power, the second describes Wellington and the allied armies, while the
third reconstructs the battle of Waterloo. A final summary investigates
the significance of the battle on world history.
Book serial number W40. Price £9.99. Fully illustrated paperback
with 280 pages. |
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Waterloo 1815, The
Birth of Modern Europe by Geoffrey Wootten
Waterloo holds a special place among great
battles of history. The climax and decisive conclusion of more than twenty
years of war, it was indeed a close-run affair, matching two of the
world's greatest generals - Napoleon and Wellington. This volume covers
the entire campaign including the battles of Quatre Bras, Ligny and Wavre,
with five full colour maps and three highly detailed bird's eye views
showing decisive moments in the action.
Book price £13.99. Book serial number Osprey 15.
Post
For UK £2.50 (max post for multiple books £6 ).
For Europe £2.00 per book plus one charge of £2.50 airmail
recorded fee must be included.
Rest of World £4.00 per book plus one charge of £2.50 airmail
recorded fee must be included.
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| The Osprey Campaign Series presents concise,
authoritative accounts of the great conflicts of history. Each volume
begins with an assessment of each commander's campaign strategy, then
recounts the progress of the fighting, blow by blow. More than 90
illustrations, including maps, charts and colour plates accompany the
critical stages of the campaign. Each volume concludes with a brief guide
to the battlefield today, and detailed notes for wargamers. |
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Dictionary of the
Napoleonic Wars by David Chandler
The military campaigns of Napoleon form one of the most significant
episodes of modern world history. The Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars is
a complete, concise reference work which covers all the warring nations,
their important soldiers, sailors, strategies, armaments ans the battles
that shaped Napoleon's career.
The book includes much fascinating material - the brilliant
campaigns that Napoleon himself commanded, as well as related events such
as the Peninsula War and the American War of 1812. There are portraits of
hundreds of noteworthy characters, and to overcome the tendency of a
dictionary to fragment its subject, the author has included large-scale entries
on topics of general importance from Coalitions and Coups d'Etat to the
French Revolution and the Duke of Wellington.
Book serial number W10. Price £9.99. Fully illustrated paperback
with 570 pages. sold out |
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The Peninsula War
by Roger Parkinson
The Peninsula War was a war of contrasts; a war fought in the icy
passes of the high Pyrenees and on the burning wastes of the Sierra Morena;
a war of infinite cruelty yet remarkable courtesy; a war in which debonair
British officers fought alongside ragged Spanish partisans.
It began in 1808 with Napoleon at the height of his pwer, and ended
with his attempted suicide in 1814 - he called it his 'Spanish ulcer'. In
a series of savagely fought battles - Cuidad, Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca
and Vittoria - Wellington's 'scum' (the French opinion of his army)
avenged Corunna and swept Spain clean of France's finest troops.
Roger Parkinson's narrative vividly recaptures the horror,
excitement and drudgery of history's first guerilla war. The book's many
superb illustrations ably complement the stirring text.
Book serial number W1. Price £10.99. Fully illustrated paperback
with 208 pages. |
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